| Yonkie, Peter Brötzmann at "Sonore" concert, Lviv, CC BY 3.0 |
Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – 22 June 2023) was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz. Throughout his career, he released over fifty albums as a bandleader and appeared on dozens more. Amongst his many collaborators were key figures in free jazz, like Derek Bailey or Anthony Braxton. Don Cherry gave him a nickname "Machine Gun", "to describe his violent style".
Brötzmann studied painting in Wuppertal, Germany, and was involved with the Fluxus movement but grew dissatisfied with art galleries and exhibitions. later Brötzmann was a member of Han Bennink's Instant Composers Pool, a Dutch collective of musicians who released their own records and that grew into a 10-piece orchestra.
In the 1980s, Brötzmann was more active in the United States, while his music was influenced by heavy metal and noise rock. He was a member of Last Exit and recorded music with the band's bass guitarist and producer Bill Laswell. Saxophonist's later project, "Die Like a Dog Quartet" was loosely inspired by Albert Ayler, a prime influence on Brötzmann's music.
Beginning in 1997, he toured and recorded regularly with the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (initially an octet). For this band, in 2002, Brötzmann devised and produced his two music games: Signs and Images. Both have instruction cards that address band members directly by their names.
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Images | 2002 rare |
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Signs | 2002 rare |
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